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Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie-
Title: Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie-
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 727 | Pages: 3.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie-
Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie-
The play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams
uses many symbols which represent many different things. Many of the
symbols used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or
difference between reality and illusion.
The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire
escape. This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the
Wingfields and the world of reality. This "bridge" seems to …showed first 75 words of 727 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 727 total…broken love to Jim, as Jim has
revealed that he is engaged to be married.
As can be seen, there are quite a few symbols in this play. And a
number of them have diverse meanings. Most of these symbols have a
direct meaning in the author's own life. This is understandable seeing
that the play is supposed to be "memory play." It is obvious that this
memory play is based on Williams' own memories.
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